Sen. Joe Schiavoni, D-Boardman, introduced a resolution that would require three-fifths passage by both the GOP-controlled Ohio House and Senate to land on ballots in November.

The House already has passed a bill that would effectively shut down Internet cafes, and last week Republican Senate President Keith Faber of Celina said the Senate would move legislation in May to ban the nearly 800 sweepstakes cafes operating in Ohio.

“While a ban has already been proposed, this has been a controversial issue that I believe can best be addressed on the ballot, as other gambling issues have,” Schiavoni said in a news release. “ It is necessary to allow voters to weigh in on the future of these facilities, just as they did with Ohio casinos.”